PARK INVENTIONS AND DEVICES MANUFACTURING COMPANY

🌳Matureactive
00733679 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1962-08-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£46.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £46,000

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£46k
Current Assets
£46k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£46.0k
Current assets£46.0k
Net assets£46.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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  2. 2024-12-17
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  3. 2023-12-13
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  4. 2022-12-15
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  5. 2021-12-19
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  6. 2021-08-03
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-07-27
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    THOMPSON, Barbara Joan resigned
    director
  8. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  10. 2018-12-28
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  11. 2017-09-15
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  12. 2016-12-23
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  13. 2016-02-17
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  14. 2015-11-21
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  15. 2015-03-01
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  16. 2014-12-17
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-11-15
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    CAM, David Edward resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-11-15
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    CAM, David Edward resigned
    director
  19. 2004-06-23
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    THOMPSON, Lilian Doris resigned
    director
  20. 2004-06-12
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    THOMPSON, William Geoffrey resigned
    director
  21. 2001-10-31
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    THOMPSON, Nicholas William Robert resigned
    director
  22. 1996-03-31
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    WESTGATE, Dudley Charles Salmon resigned
    director
  23. 1995-10-06
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    BUTCHER, John Robert resigned
    director
  24. 1995-10-06
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    STONES, Peter John resigned
    director
  25. 1993-05-31
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    SWINDLEHURST, Philip resigned
    director
  26. 1962-08-28
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    Company incorporated
    As PARK INVENTIONS AND DEVICES MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 64 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Blackpool Pleasure Beach Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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PARK INVENTIONS AND DEVICES MANUFACTURING COMPANY
This company · 00733679

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Blackpool Pleasure Beach Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated1962-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Ocean Boulevard
South Shore
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 1EZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

GILJE, Fiona Carolyn→
director · ~63y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMPSON, Amanda Jean→
director · ~64y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAM, David Edward→
secretary · resigned 2013-11-15
Resigned
BUTCHER, John Robert→
director · ~94y · resigned 1995-10-06
Resigned
CAM, David Edward→
director · ~71y · resigned 2013-11-15
Resigned
STONES, Peter John→
director · ~96y · resigned 1995-10-06
Resigned
SWINDLEHURST, Philip→
director · ~82y · resigned 1993-05-31
Resigned
THOMPSON, Barbara Joan→
director · ~87y · resigned 2021-07-27
Resigned
THOMPSON, Lilian Doris→
director · ~123y · resigned 2004-06-23
Resigned
THOMPSON, Nicholas William Robert→
director · ~58y · resigned 2001-10-31
Resigned
THOMPSON, William Geoffrey→
director · ~90y · resigned 2004-06-12
Resigned
WESTGATE, Dudley Charles Salmon→
director · ~79y · resigned 1996-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (117 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-04